grandiloquent

/ɡɹænˈdɪɫəkwənt/

pompous or extravagant in language or style

grandiloquent in a sentence

“His grandiloquent speeches impressed no one.”

Latin grandiloquus: grandis (grand) + loqui (to speak)

Related Words

bombastic

high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

florid

using many words and ornaments; flowery

laconic

using very few words

glib

fluent but insincere and shallow

voluble

speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently

garrulous

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters